SIM SPEEDWAY - GAME RULES

GENERAL SIM SPEEDWAY RULES

Applying to enter the league or continuing to run in the league means you have read, understood and agree with ALL the rules listed below. There are slightly different rules for the different leagues (Ultimate, Power, Academy & Development) and these can be found on the respective league pages - these rules also must be read, understood and agreed.

QUALIFYING RULES

1. The main administrators of this simulation are Fred Taylor, Robert Elliot & Andy Dixon - from now on referred to as the NSSPA (New Sim Speedway Promoters Association). All queries regarding joining the game should be directed to Fred here.

2. You must have a valid email address to be able to take part in this game, and you must check it at least once every two days. If you do not meet these criteria then you should not apply to enter the league.

3. If you are going on holiday or will be away for a few days and cannot send your weekly tactics to us, please let us know in advance – in this instance your default settings, or tactics you send in before going away will apply and you will not receive emails from us asking where you are, a fine, or even worse an email saying we have sacked you for not responding !!

4. Four leagues will be run, these rules are the general game rules, the different rules applying to each league can be found on the respective league pages. The top division will have the best riders in, and so forth down to the Juvenile Jaunt which will be run as a youth development league.

5. Finishing positions from the previous Sim Speedway season will govern which leagues teams will run in during the following season.

6. Only 30 places are available each season for the Ultimate, Power and Academy leagues, priority will be given to managers who run teams in the previous season, and then we will allocate places to managers on our reserve list. Basically, first come, first served !

7. There is a cost to us for providing this game, we have to pay for things like webspace for the Sim site, our e-mail addresses, and other general running costs. We therefore ask each manager to help us cover these costs by paying a donation fee to enter the game, the current fee to enter is £30 per team per season for one team, if any manager takes on a second team this is charged at the reduced rate of £25 per team (our preference is for 30 managers). If we do have any money left over at the end of the season, then it will be invested back into the game by way of reduced admission. We do not seek to make a profit from Sim Speedway at all.

8. We reserve the right to sack managers for serious rule breaches, or consistent breaking of any of the rules of the site, the game or the forum. Sacking managers is always a last resort for us, and we are happy to report a very infrequent exercise.

9. In the event of a manager being not responding or being sacked, for whatever reason - no refund of any entry money will be given.

GAME PLAY & MEETINGS

1. You must send back match tactics for every meeting, failure to do this will result in a fine at the NSSPA's discretion and your default decisions will apply. Your tactics for the meeting must get to us at the very latest by Noon on the Monday prior to a Friday or Saturday meeting (keep your eyes on daily information as the timings do change a few times during the season). You must always give us a 1-7 line up, even if it is the same as the previous week, this is to avoid any confusion that can creep in. If you want the same tactics as last time, then you can give us a 1-7 and put "same tactics as last week" or something similar. This is simply to let us know you are still there and still interested in the game. You can send in tactics via posting in the appropriate forum section.

2. The NSSPA will stage for all divisions (except the Juvenile Jaunt) a league championship, a 2 leg knock out cup, a fours tournament, a pairs tournament and an individual riders championship. All competitions are free to enter and they will carry game prize money, details of which can be found below in the prizes section.

SIM SPEEDWAY FORUM

1. The forum is seen as a marker for your management skills, a 'media outlet', things you would normally send to the local press, or say on local radio etc. Anything you post on here is read by the NSSPA. While it is not compulsory to use the forum and post, the NSSPA gives benefits to clubs for regular and good posts. These can be anything from a crowd increase due to good advertising and / or improving your riders form when a post count is taken at the two GSA in season and end of season changes. As in life the more you put in, the same in Sim Speedway, the more you get out of it.